Founded in 2015, Ciner (pronounced ‘jin-ner’) Resources Corporation is one of the leading low cost suppliers of natural soda ash. Our facility in Green River, Wyoming has been producing high-quality, environmentally-friendly soda ash and distributing it around the world since 1962.

Our success as a company is a direct result of our people and the values on which our company has been built…Leadership, Integrity, Respect and Commitment. They are not just words to us, they define who we are as a company and how we operate every day. We are very proud of the fact that not only is our soda ash produced in a world class facility that has the fewest emissions per ton, but our employees take a lot of pride in nurturing a culture where safety is a value, not just a priority. It’s how we do business; it’s who we are. At Ciner we truly believe the most important thing to come out of the mine are the miners.

Together with our colleagues in Turkey, we are the world’s largest producer of low cost natural soda ash.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are a subsidiary of Ciner Enterprises Inc., the North American subsidiary of Ciner Group in Istanbul, Turkey, and London, UK.

SAFETY IS A VALUE, NOT JUST A PRIORITY. IT’S HOW WE DO BUSINESS; IT’S WHO WE ARE!

Our mission is to nurture a culture founded on safety, supported by integrity, leadership, commitment, and respect. Ciner is committed to behavior-based principle-driven safety, health processes, and programs, led by effective management systems and employee involvement.

Every Ciner employee, from the plant in Green River, to our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, is empowered to modify any operation that poses a potential threat to themselves, their fellow workers, the surrounding community, or the environment.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO COME OUT OF THE MINE ARE THE MINERS

Our stellar safety performance continues to speak for itself. Ciner Wyoming’s Big Island Mine and Production Facility is a four-time winner of the U.S. Department of Labor Sentinels of Safety award for being the country’s safest underground mine. Our mine and surface rescue teams are consistently among the best in the country, with seven national mine rescue and three international surface rescue championships.

Ciner understands how important the environment is to our industry. We take pride in the fact that all of our products are made from naturally occurring ingredients. Soda ash is a mineral mined from the ground and refined with no additional chemicals added to the product. Our product is pure and safe enough to be added to food products that are consumed every day. In addition, Ciner soda ash is more environmentally friendly than other products that could be used in its place. Ciner is committed to working towards producing innovative, reliable, and safe products for the environment and for the future.

Recycle | Refine | Reuse

The natural soda ash industry in the Green River Basin uses evaporative crystallizer technology. Similar to all evaporative systems, a concentrated aqueous solution is introduced to maintain the purity and quality of the refined soda ash product. The run-off of this stream (a mixture of soda ash and water) is contained in holding ponds throughout the facility. Ciner has developed a unique solution to reduce the capacity of these ponds and recover the useable soda ash, effectively recovering waste while improving efficiencies. The purified soda ash crystals, chemically sodium carbonate decahydrate, is harvested from the ponds seasonally and introduced as an additional feedstock to complement the mining of trona ore to produce soda ash at the facility.

Ciner has always had a strong presence in and commitment to the communities where we work and live. Through donations to local non-profit organizations, our annual company-wide United Way Campaigns, or any other myriad of projects to support our communities, we believe strongly in working hard to give back. Our employees serve as leaders for charitable organizations, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs. We serve as youth sports coaches and community leaders. We’re proud of our employees, their efforts, and the resulting reputation Ciner holds within our communities.

Some of the causes and non-profit organizations we are proud to support include:

Meals on Wheels

Relay for Life

United Way

The Boys and Girls Club

Habitat for Humanity

Special Olympics

American Red Cross

PARTNERSHIP WITH ANSAC

By forging strong, mutually beneficial relationships with customers, distributors, business partners, and member companies, the American Natural Soda Ash Corporation, or ANSAC, manages soda ash supply chains, minimizing costs and increasing industry efficiency. ANSAC nurtures a culture of quality and dependability, ensuring the future of soda ash and Ciner is honored to be a member of an association dedicated to providing the world with superior soda ash. LEARN MORE

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MEET THE EXECUTIVE TEAM

Kirk H. Milling

President and Chief Executive Officer

Kirk Milling has served as the President and CEO of Ciner Resources Corporation since June 2009. READ MORE

Eduard Freydel

Vice President of Finance

Ed Freydel joined Ciner as Director of Strategic Development in March 2015 and was named Vice President of Finance in January 2019. READ MORE

Nicole C. Daniel

Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Nicole C. Daniel was appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Ciner Resources Corporation in July 2013. READ MORE

Jim Dass

Vice President, Human Resources

Jim Dass joined Ciner as the Vice President of Human Resources in February 2014. READ MORE

Ray Katekovich

Vice President, Commercial

Ray Katekovich joined Ciner as Vice President of Commercial in June 2017. READ MORE

Chris L. DeBerry

Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller

Chris DeBerry has served as Ciner Resources Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer since July 2017 and Corporate Controller since October 2014. READ MORE

Over 7 million tons of domestic soda ash is exported annually, substantially contributing to the gross domestic product.

—U.S. Geological Survey, March 2016, Mineral Industry Surveys

Kirk H. Milling

President and Chief Executive Officer

Kirk Milling has served as the President and CEO of Ciner Resources Corporation since January 2009. Kirk was appointed as a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of our general partner Ciner Resource Partners LLC in April 2013 and as Chairman of the Board in October 2015. He is responsible for the strategic direction, vision and growth of Ciner Resources Corporation.

Kirk has more than 25 years of senior level experience in the chemical industry. His previous experience included positions at Rhone-Poulenc and Stauffer Chemical Company. Kirk has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

Kevin Kremke joined Ciner Resources Corporation as Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. Kevin also leads the finance teams for Ciner Resource Partners LLC, the general partner of Ciner Resources LP. His responsibilities include overseeing Ciner’s overall financing activities, strategic planning, investor relations, treasury, and accounting. In addition, Kevin serves on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for American Natural Soda Ash Corporation (ANSAC).

Kevin has nearly 20 years of senior management experience, most recently as the Vice President of Finance and Strategic Planning at Cheniere Energy, Inc. He has also held senior positions at Spark Energy, Reliant Energy, and NiSource Inc. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Ball State University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Scott Humphrey joined Ciner Resources in August, 2013 and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in August 2017. Scott leads the finance and accounting teams for Ciner Resources Corporation and Ciner Resource Partners LLC, the general partner of Ciner Resources LP. His responsibilities include overseeing Ciner’s overall financing activities, investor relations, treasury and accounting.

Scott has nearly 20 years financial management experience, most recently as Treasurer and Director of Finance for Ciner. He has held a variety of senior finance positions at Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., Hyco International, Inc., Enterpulse and General Electric. Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Georgetown University.

Nicole C. Daniel was appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Ciner Resources Corporation in July 2013. Her responsibilities include leading Ciner’s legal affairs, managing the legal department, and overseeing the work of outside counsel. She is also directly involved in the negotiation of critical contracts, mergers, and acquisition activities. Nicole has more than 16 years of legal experience and most recently served as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Albemarle Corporation, a specialty chemical company. Ms. Daniel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of William and Mary and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Jim Dass joined Ciner as the Vice President of Human Resources in February 2014. His responsibilities include managing the human resources team at Ciner Resource Corporation’s headquarters as well as providing strategic leadership to Ciner’s various businesses. Jim is also responsible for the strategic vision, direction, and alignment of all functional initiatives related to Ciner’s business strategy.

Jim has more than 20 years of experience in human resources management at organizations such as Chemtura, Honeywell, Delta, and Stouffer Hotels. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology and Political Science from the University of Rochester and a Master of Business Administration from Clark University. Jim has also completed several advanced certifications including an Advanced Executive Certification in Human Resources from the University of Michigan and a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Ray Katekovich joined Ciner as Vice President of Commercial in June 2017. His leadership of the commercial function includes management of the sales, marketing and logistics areas of the company. Ray is also working on building our long term commercial strategy as well as providing leadership in other company initiatives such as supply chain optimization, capital planning and operational excellence.

Ray has over 20 years of commercial leadership in the chemicals industry with companies such as PPG, Axiall and Westlake Chemical. Most recently, Ray led the Vinyls business for Westlake. He earned his Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering from the University of West Virginia as well as his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Chris DeBerry has served as Ciner Resources Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer since July 2017 and Corporate Controller since October 2014. He is responsible for leading our accounting and financial reporting and compliance teams.

Chris had over 25 years of leadership experience in the accounting and financial reporting with organization such as Axiall Corporation and Ernst and Young LLP. Mr. DeBerry earned his Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Accounting degrees from Florida State University and is a certified public accountant in the state of Georgia.

Ed Freydel joined Ciner as Director of Strategic Development in March 2015 and was named Vice President of Finance in January 2019. His responsibilities include management of the finance organization, including treasury, financial planning & analysis and investor relations. Ed is also responsible for Ciner’s corporate development initiatives and provides leadership in corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, capital planning and strategic projects such as supply chain development and other growth opportunities.

Ed has over 10 years of investment banking experience, most recently with Evercore Partners. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Sociology from Tulane University and is a CFA Charterholder.

CINER

Ciner (pronounced ‘jin-ner’) Resources Corporation, is the world’s largest producer of natural soda ash. We are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with our state-of-the-art production facility located in Green River, Wyoming. Ciner has been producing high-quality soda ash since 1962.

Ciner is a proud member of American Natural Soda Ash Corporation (ANSAC), which manages soda ash supply chains. Through strong relationships, ANSAC minimizes costs and increases industry efficiency among customers, distributors, business partners, and member companies.